oSIST prEN IEC 61084-2-4:2023

Cable trunking systems and cable ducting systems for electrical installations - Part 2-4: Particular requirements - Service poles and service posts

This part 2-4 of the EN IEC 61084 series specifies particular requirements and tests for service poles and service posts intended to be mounted in free space and in contact with mounting surface(s) only at one or two ends, where the word "mounted" means fixed or placed on the floor with a weighted base or linked to a mounting surface through a flexible component.

Elektroinstallationskanalsysteme für elektrische Installationen - Teil 2-4: Besondere Anforderungen für freistehende Installationseinheiten

Systèmes de goulottes et systèmes de conduits-profilés pour installations électriques - Partie 2-4: Exigences particulières - Colonnes et colonnettes

L'IEC 61084-2-4:2017 spécifie les exigences et les essais pour les systèmes de goulottes (SG) et les systèmes de conduits-profilés (SCP) destinés au logement de conducteurs isolés, câbles et éventuels autres équipements électriques et, si nécessaire, à leur séparation de protection électrique, dans des installations électriques et/ou de systèmes de communication. La tension maximale de ces installations est de 1 000 V en courant alternatif et 1 500 V en courant continu.
Les colonnes et les colonnettes sont destinées à être montées en espace libre et au contact de la ou des surfaces de montage uniquement à une extrémité ou aux deux extrémités, le mot «montées» signifiant fixées ou placées sur le sol avec une base lestée ou reliées à une surface de montage au moyen d’un composant flexible.
NOTE Les colonnes et les colonnettes peuvent aussi faire partie d’un SG/SCP destiné à être monté au mur ou au plafond et relevant de l'IEC 61084-2-1, ou destiné à être monté au sol et relevant de l'IEC 61084-2-2, et sont alors aussi soumises à essai conformément à ces parties selon le cas.
La présente norme internationale ne s’applique pas aux systèmes de conduits, systèmes de chemins de câbles, systèmes d’échelles à câbles, systèmes de canalisations préfabriquées ou aux équipements couverts par d’autres normes.
Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 1996. Cette édition constitue une révision technique.
Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
- classification;
- construction;
- propriétés mécaniques et électriques.
Cette Norme internationale doit être utilisée conjointement avec l’IEC 61084-1:2017.

Sistemi kabelskih korit in sistemi kabelskih cevi za električne inštalacije - 2-4. del: Posebne zahteve - Podporni drogovi in podporni stebri

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 28-Feb-2023
• ICS: 29.060.01 - Electrical wires and cables in general
• ICS: 29.120.10 - Conduits for electrical purposes
• Technical Committee: I11 - Imaginarni 11
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 14-Dec-2022
• Due Date: 03-May-2023
• Completion Date: 11-May-2023
• Directive: 2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Ref Project: FprEN IEC 61084-2-4:2023 - Cable trunking systems and cable ducting systems for electrical installations - Part 2-4: Particular requirements - Service poles and service posts

Relations

• Revised: SIST EN 50085-2-4:2009 - Cable trunking systems and cable ducting systems for electrical installations - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for service poles
• Effective Date: 09-Jun-2020
• Amended By: oSIST prEN IEC 61084-2-4:2023/oprAA:2023 - Cable trunking systems and cable ducting systems for electrical installations - Part 2-4: Particular requirements - Service poles and service posts
• Effective Date: 09-Jun-2020

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN IEC 61084-2-4:2023
01-februar-2023
Sistemi kabelskih korit in sistemi kabelskih cevi za električne inštalacije - 2-4. del:
Posebne zahteve - Podporni drogovi in podporni stebri
Cable trunking systems and cable ducting systems for electrical installations - Part 2-4:
Particular requirements - Service poles and service posts
Elektroinstallationskanalsysteme für elektrische Installationen - Teil 2-4: Besondere
Anforderungen für freistehende Installationseinheiten
Systèmes de goulottes et systèmes de conduits-profilés pour installations électriques -
Partie 2-4: Exigences particulières - Colonnes et colonnettes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 61084-2-4:2022
ICS:
29.120.10 Inštalacijske cevi za Conduits for electrical
električne namene purposes
oSIST prEN IEC 61084-2-4:2023 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN IEC 61084-2-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

December 2022
ICS 29.060.01; 29.120.10 Will supersede EN 50085-2-4:2009
English Version
Cable trunking systems and cable ducting systems for electrical
installations - Part 2-4: Particular requirements - Service poles
and service posts
(IEC 61084-2-4:2017)
Systèmes de goulottes et systèmes de conduits-profilés Elektroinstallationskanalsysteme für elektrische
pour installations électriques - Partie 2-4: Exigences Installationen - Teil 2-4: Besondere Anforderungen für
particulières - colonnes et colonnettes freistehende Installationseinheiten
(IEC 61084-2-4:2017) (IEC 61084-2-4:2017)
This draft European Standard is submitted to CENELEC members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2023-03-03.

The text of this draft consists of the text of IEC 61084-2-4:2017.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CENELEC in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to
the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
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Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2022 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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European foreword
This document (prEN IEC 61084-2-4:2022) consists of the text of document IEC 61084-2-4:2017,
prepared by SC 23A "Cable management systems" of IEC/TC 23 "Electrical accessories".
This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this document (doa) dor + 6 months
has to be announced at national level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dor + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of an
identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dor + 60 months
conflicting with this document have to be withdrawn (to be confirmed or
modified when voting)
This document will supersede EN 50085-2-4:2009 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CENELEC by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements
of EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part
of prEN IEC 61084-2-4:2022/prAA:2022.


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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 General requirements . 6
5 General conditions for tests . 7
6 Classification . 7
7 Marking and documentation . 8
8 Dimensions. 8
9 Construction . 8
10 Mechanical properties. 10
11 Electrical properties . 16
12 Thermal properties . 17
13 Fire hazard . 17
14 External influences . 18
15 Electromagnetic compatibility . 18
Annex A (informative) Types of cable trunking systems (CTS) and cable ducting
systems (CDS) . 23
Annex B (normative) CTS/CDS IK code . 24
Annex AA (normative) Use of test results according to IEC 61084-2-4:2015 for service
poles and service posts being part of CTS/CDS covered by IEC 61084-2-1:2015 or by
IEC 61084-2-2:2015 . 25
Annex AB (normative) Routine test for the socket outlets wiring of pre-wired service
poles and service posts (correct polarity and protection against electric shock) . 28
Bibliography . 30

Figure 101 – Types and application of service poles and service posts . 20
Figure 102 – Detail of the cylinder for vertical load test in accordance with 10.5.103 . 21
Figure 103 – Detail of the circular plate for vertical load test in accordance with
10.5.104 . 22

Table AA.1 – Use for service poles and service posts being part of CTS/CDS covered
by IEC 61084-2-1:2015 . 25
Table AA.2 – Use for service poles and service posts being part of CTS/CDS covered
by IEC 61084-2-2:2015 . 26
Table AB.1 – Diagrammatic representation of routine tests to be applied to the socket
outlets wiring of pre-wired service poles and service posts . 28

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CABLE TRUNKING SYSTEMS AND CABLE DUCTING
SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS –

Part 2-4: Particular requirements – Service poles and service posts

FOREWORD
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patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 61084-2-4 has been prepared by subcommittee 23A: Cable
management systems, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1996. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
• classification;
• construction;
• mechanical and electrical properties.

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
23A/830/FDIS 23A/837/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
This International Standard is to be used in conjunction with IEC 61084-1:2017.
This part of the IEC 61084 series supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of
IEC 61084-1:2017 as follows:
• where no particular clause or subclause of IEC 61084-1 is mentioned, the corresponding
clause or subclause of IEC 61084-1 applies as far as is reasonable;
• where “addition” or “replacement” is stated, the relevant text of IEC 61084-1 is to be
adapted accordingly;
• subclauses, figures and tables which are additional to those in IEC 61084-1 are numbered
starting from 101.
In this standard, the following print types are used:
• requirements and definitions: roman type;
• compliance statements: italic type.
A list of all parts in the IEC 61084 series, published under the general title Cable trunking and
cable ducting systems for electrical installations, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the stability date indicated on the IEC website under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

IMPORTANT – The 'colour inside' logo on the cover page of this publication indicates
that it contains colours which are considered to be useful for the correct
understanding of its contents. Users should therefore print this document using a
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Part 2-4: Particular requirements – Service poles and service posts



1 Scope
This part of the IEC 61084 series specifies requirements and tests for cable trunking systems
(CTS) and cable ducting systems (CDS) intended for the accommodation, and where
necessary for the electrically protective separation, of insulated conductors, cables and
possibly other electrical equipment in electrical and/or communication systems installations.
The maximum voltage of these installations is 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC
Service poles and service posts are intended to be mounted in free space and in contact with
mounting surface(s) only at one or two ends, where the word “mounted” means fixed or
placed on the floor with a weighted base or linked to a mounting surface through a flexible
component.
NOTE Service poles and service posts can also be part of a CTS/CDS intended for wall or ceiling mounting
covered by IEC 61084-2-1 or floor mounting covered by IEC 61084-2-2 and are then also tested according to said
parts, as appropriate.
This international standard does not apply to conduit systems, cable tray systems, cable
ladder systems, powertrack systems or equipment covered by other standards.
2 Normative references
This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows:
Addition:
IEC 60068-2-75:2014, Environmental testing – Part 2-75: Tests – Test Eh: Hammer tests
IEC 60228:2004, Conductors of insulated cables
IEC 61084-1:2017, Cable trunking systems and cable ducting systems for electrical
installations – Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61084-2-1:2017, Cable trunking and cable ducting systems for electrical installations –
Part 2-1: Particular requirements – Cable trunking systems and cable ducting systems
intended for mounting on walls and ceilings
IEC 61084-2-2:2017, Cable trunking systems and cable ducting systems for electrical
installations – Part 2-2: Particular requirements – Cable trunking systems and cable ducting
systems intended for mounting underfloor, flushfloor, or onfloor
ISO 535:2014, Paper and board – Determination of water absorptiveness – Cobb method
ISO 536:2012, Paper and board – Determination of grammage
ISO 9328-7:2011, Steel flat products for pressure purposes – Technical delivery conditions –
Part 7: Stainless steels

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3 Terms and definitions
This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows:
Addition:
3.101
service pole
CTS/CDS intended to be mounted in free space and in contact with mounting surfaces only at
two ends
Note 1 to entry: Service pole can be part of a CTS/CDS intended for wall, ceiling or floor mounting. See
Figure 101.
Note 2 to entry: The word “mounted” means fixed or placed on the floor with a weighted base or linked to a
mounting surface through a flexible component.
3.102
service post
CTS/CDS intended to be mounted in free space and in contact with mounting surface only at
one end
Note 1 to entry: Service post can be part of a CTS/CDS intended for wall, ceiling or floor mounting. See
Figure 101.
Note 2 to entry: The word “mounted” means fixed or placed on the floor with a weighted base or linked to a
mounting surface through a flexible component.
3.103
pre-equipped service pole/service post
service pole/service post already assembled by the manufacturer or responsible vendor with
one or more electrical accessories and/or communication components
3.104
pre-wired service pole/service post
service pole/service post already assembled by the manufacturer or responsible vendor, wired
by means of insulated conductors and/or cables connecting one or more electrical
accessories and/or communication components
3.105
modular service pole/service post
service pole/service post which includes the assembly of two or more modules allowing to
increase the height or width or depth of the product
3.106
rated current
value of the current assigned to a pre-wired and/or pre-equipped service pole/service post by
the manufacturer and to which operation and performances characteristics are referred
3.107
rated voltage
value of the voltage assigned to a pre-wired and/or pre-equipped service pole/service post by
the manufacturer and to which operation and performances characteristics are referred
4 General requirements
This clause of Part 1 is applicable.

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5 General conditions for tests
This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows:
5.1 Replacement:
5.1 Unless otherwise specified, tests according to this standard are type tests.
Additional subclause:
5.101 Unless otherwise specified in the relevant test, service poles/service posts are tested
on the longest version declared by the manufacturer, and service poles/service posts which
differ only by being shorter than one which complies with the requirements for a given test are
deemed to comply with the requirements for the same test.
6 Classification
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
6.4.1 Flame propagating CTS/CDS
This subclause of Part 1 is not applicable.
Additional subclauses:
6.101 According to floor treatment for service poles/service posts placed on the floor
6.101.1 Service poles/service posts for dry-treatment of floor
6.101.2 Service poles/service posts for wet-treatment of floor
6.102 According to resistance to vertical load applied through small surface area
6.102.1 CTS/CDS for 500 N
6.102.2 CTS/CDS for 750 N
6.102.3 CTS/CDS for 1 000 N
6.102.4 CTS/CDS for 1 500 N
6.102.5 CTS/CDS for 2 000 N
6.102.6 CTS/CDS for 2 500 N
6.102.7 CTS/CDS for 3 000 N
6.103 Optional classification according to resistance to vertical load applied through
large surface area
6.103.1 CTS/CDS for 2 000 N
6.103.2 CTS/CDS for 3 000 N
6.103.3 CTS/CDS for 5 000 N
6.103.4 CTS/CDS for 10 000 N
6.103.5 CTS/CDS for 15 000 N

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7 Marking and documentation
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
7.3 Add the following three last bullet points:
• for modular service poles/service posts, the constraints concerning the number or
configuration of assembled modules;
• whether non-vertical mounting is allowed;
• whether the flexible component, if any, linking to the mounting surface is not part of the
enclosure.
8 Dimensions
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
Replacement:
There are no dimensional requirements.
9 Construction
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
9.1 Sharp edges
Replacement of the second paragraph by:
Compliance is checked by inspection using one sample, if necessary after cutting the samples
apart.
Replacement of the fourth paragraph by:
Compliance is checked by inspection using one sample.
9.3 Means for protective separation and/or retention
Replacement of the second paragraph by:
Compliance is checked by the tests of 10.3 and 10.5.
Additional subclauses:
9.101 Service poles/service posts which are likely to be moved during use shall be provided
with means to relieve conductors from strain in terminals or terminations.
NOTE A service pole with a weighted base is an example of service pole likely to be moved during use. A
clamped service pole is not considered likely to be moved during use.
When a cable anchorage is used, compliance is checked by inspection and by the test of
9.11.
Other means are checked by the following test.

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After installation according to the manufacturer’s instructions, a pull force of 100 N ± 2 N is
applied to the means in the most unfavourable direction for 60 s ± 5 s.
During the application of the force, there shall be no stress on insulated conductors.
9.102 Areas of service poles/service posts shall have adequate resistance to vertical load
when both the following conditions are fulfilled.
• These areas are reasonably subjected to vertical load during installation and/or
application. Some areas of service poles or service posts are considered not to be
subjected to vertical load due to their dimensions or shape or height at least 100 mm
above the floor.
• Damage to these areas would impair mechanical or electrical safety.
Compliance is checked by the test of 10.5.103 and, when a resistance to vertical load through
large surface area is declared, by the test of 10.5.104.
9.103 Insulated conductors and/or cables used to connect electrical accessories and/or
communication components in pre-wired service poles/service posts shall be selected in
accordance with the rated voltage of the connected equipment and, in case of electrical
accessories, its rated current.
Compliance is checked by inspection.
9.104 Service poles/service posts placed on the floor declared according to 6.101.2 shall
avoid water coming into contact with insulated conductors and live parts during wet-treatment
of floor by one or a combination of the following methods:
– method 1: ensuring by design that water does not come into contact with insulated
conductors and live parts when the water level is 10 mm above the upper level of the floor
covering;
– method 2: providing manufacturer's instructions which require that insulated conductors
and live parts are positioned not less than 10 mm above the upper level of the floor
covering;
– method 3: providing appropriate sealing.
For method 1, compliance is checked by measurement. For method 2, compliance is checked
by inspection. For method 3, compliance is checked by the following test.
The test is made using the lower part of the service pole/service post fixed on a plywood
board 16 mm thick, with a 50 mm minimum spacing between the sample and the edge of the
support.
Ingress of water is detected by the use of dry absorbent paper positioned between the
plywood board and the sample. The absorbent paper is placed only in areas intended to
accommodate insulated conductors or live parts.
The absorbent paper has a water absorptive height longitudinal of 75 mm per 10 min
2
according to ISO 535 and a basis weight of 250 g per m according to ISO 536.
0
10
−1
The sample is placed carefully into a tray containing water to simulate a mm height of
water on the floor.
NOTE For easy detection of water absorption, coloured water can be used.
After 15 s ± 1 s the sample is removed carefully from the tray and the exterior of the sample is
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The service pole/service post is removed from the plywood board.
The absorbent paper shall show no trace of water absorption.
10 Mechanical properties
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
10.2 Cable support test
This subclause of Part 1 is not applicable.
10.3 Impact test
10.3.2 Impact test for installation and application
This subclause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
Replacement of the first paragraph by:
The test is carried out with the impact test values declared according to Table 6.
Additional subclauses:
10.3.2.101 The resistance to impact is checked on service poles/service posts including a
flexible component, if any, used to link the service pole/service post to the mounting surface if
the flexible component provides a safety function.
NOTE 1 Examples of safety function are retaining the service pole/service post or relieving conductors from strain
or providing an enclosure.
The test is carried out on an assembly consisting
– for a service pole/service post not longer than 1 000 mm: of a complete service
pole/service post;
NOTE 2 The length to be considered does not take into account the flexible component if any.
– for a service pole/service post longer than 1 000 mm: of one or more sections
1 000 mm ± 5 mm long to simulate the various characteristics (function, design,
material, …) within the service pole/service post.
For service poles/service posts which differ only in length the test is carried out on the
shortest and the longest ones. Other service poles/service posts within the range are deemed
to comply with the requirements for this test.
For a service pole intended for vertical mounting, the test is carried out only on parts of the
service pole which will be lower than 1 500 mm above the floor when installed in accordance
with manufacturer’s instructions.
The assembly includes system components, if any, to simulate normal use.
Before the test, non-metallic system components and composite system components are aged
at the temperature declared according to Table 3 with a tolerance of ±2 °C for 168 h ± 4 h
continuously.
The test is carried out with the impact test values declared according to Table 6.

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